Bangladesh police fire on protesters killing two: officer

DHAKA: Police fired on Jamaat-e-Islaami demonstrators in southwestern Bangladesh on Tuesday killing two, amid a nationwide strike in protest at the conviction of a top JI leader Ghulam Azam for war crimes.

Protesters from the JI party went on the rampage in the streets of Satkhira district, attacking a police officer, district deputy police chief Tajul Islam said.

Top Jamaat leader found guilty of Bangladesh war crimes

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Monday found a top Jamaat-e-Islaami (JI) leader guilty of masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan and sentenced him to life imprisonment, as violence broke out across the country between police and his supporters.

Ex-Bangladesh captain Ashraful admits fixing - official

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful was suspended from the sport on Tuesday after he confessed his involvement in fixing, a top cricket official said.

The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has been probing allegations of match-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 competition.

“As Ashraful has confessed his involvement in fixing to the ACSU team, so he should not be allowed to play any level of cricket until we get a full report of the investigation,” Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan told reporters.